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Visual and Literary Arts of the Diaspora H1AAS001

This cluster seeks to educate students about the significance of visual arts and literature in the lived experience of the African Diaspora.

Fulfills the Humanities area of the Rochester Curriculum. Declare This Cluster

This cluster seeks to educate students about the significance of visual arts and literature in the lived experience of the African Diaspora.

Fulfills the Humanities area of the Rochester Curriculum.

Choose two courses from any one group and one course from any other group. Or, choose one course from each of three groups.
AAAS101 Great Books: African Literatures Of Migration
AAAS122 History Of Jazz
AAAS123 Music Of Black Americans
AAAS140 Religion And Black Popular Music
AAAS147 Gospel Music In America
AAAS151 The Blues
AAAS270 African-American Visual Culture
AAAS269 Literature And The World: 21st Century African Fiction
Choose two courses from any one group and one course from any other group. Or, choose one course from each of three groups.
AAAS101 Great Books: African Literatures Of Migration
AAAS122 History Of Jazz
AAAS123 Music Of Black Americans
AAAS140 Religion And Black Popular Music
AAAS147 Gospel Music In America
AAAS151 The Blues
AAAS270 African-American Visual Culture
AAAS269 Literature And The World: 21st Century African Fiction
Choose two courses from any one group and one course from any other group. Or, choose one course from each of three groups.
AAAS220 Cuba XXI: The Utopian Island
AAAS226 Black Paris
AAAS236 Intro To Francophone Literature
AAAS251 U.S. Latinos/Latinas
AAAS268 Literature & Culture Of The Caribbean
AAAS272 The Caribbean Novel & Its Theory
Choose two courses from any one group and one course from any other group. Or, choose one course from each of three groups.
AAAS220 Cuba XXI: The Utopian Island
AAAS226 Black Paris
AAAS236 Intro To Francophone Literature
AAAS251 U.S. Latinos/Latinas
AAAS268 Literature & Culture Of The Caribbean
AAAS272 The Caribbean Novel & Its Theory
Choose two courses from any one group and one course from any other group. Or, choose one course from each of three groups.
AAAS156 Intro To African-American Literature
AAAS182 West African Dance Forms
Valid Starting Spring 2021
AAAS229 Contemporary Black Women Writers
AAAS230 African-American Autobiography
AAAS231 African-American Drama
AAAS245 Slavery & 20TH Cen African-American Novel
AAAS247 Harlem Renaissance: Reflection & Refraction
AAAS261 Black Film Collectives
Valid Starting Spring 2021
AAAS263 Black Intellectuals
AAAS269 Contemporary African Film and Fiction
Valid Starting Spring 2021
Choose two courses from any one group and one course from any other group. Or, choose one course from each of three groups.
AAAS156 Intro To African-American Literature
AAAS182 West African Dance Forms
Valid Starting Spring 2021
AAAS229 Contemporary Black Women Writers
AAAS230 African-American Autobiography
AAAS231 African-American Drama
AAAS245 Slavery & 20TH Cen African-American Novel
AAAS247 Harlem Renaissance: Reflection & Refraction
AAAS261 Black Film Collectives
Valid Starting Spring 2021
AAAS263 Black Intellectuals
AAAS269 Contemporary African Film and Fiction
Valid Starting Spring 2021